Bellenden Primary School | School performance

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

50%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

50%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

50%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySouthwark

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Bellenden Primary School · Primary · Southwark

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

70%

0pp

70%65%59%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

8%6%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

78%

Maths higher standard

26%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

70%

SPAG higher standard

30%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

205

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

50%

FSM eligible

51%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Dewar Street, London, SE15 4JP

Local authority

Southwark

Website

www.bellenden.southwark.sch.uk/

Telephone

02077327107

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	70%	7%	78%	30%	78%	11%	78%	26%	85%	70%	106.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	23%	205
2023/24	70%	4%	81%	26%	78%	15%	81%	15%	93%	67%	106.0	104.0	102.0	—	—	—	18%	214
2022/23	66%	3%	78%	28%	72%	3%	75%	22%	78%	72%	106.0	105.0	106.0	+1.80	-0.70	+1.60	15%	218
2018/19	62%	8%	68%	24%	78%	12%	74%	30%	84%	82%	104.0	105.0	108.0	+3.10	+1.30	+2.30	15%	270
2017/18	59%	4%	67%	30%	67%	15%	74%	7%	67%	67%	106.0	104.0	106.0	+0.90	+0.10	-0.60	18%	263
2016/17	68%	0%	75%	11%	71%	7%	86%	32%	82%	86%	103.0	107.0	108.0	+1.00	-1.10	+4.40	13%	258

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	205	18.2	23%	50%	51%	7%	23%
2023/24	214	17.2	18%	52%	50%	6%	19%
2022/23	218	17.6	15%	52%	48%	6%	20%
2021/22	204	18.2	18%	55%	46%	5%	14%
2020/21	228	19.4	17%	58%	40%	—	—
2018/19	270	19.3	15%	55%	34%	5%	11%
2017/18	263	19.2	18%	58%	28%	5%	14%
2016/17	258	28.7	13%	56%	32%	5%	17%